South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have signed a new deal with ViacomCBS, Bloomberg reports. The contract, which runs until 2027, includes six more seasons of South Park for Comedy Central and 14 feature films for the Paramount+ streaming service. Bloomberg notes that the announced films will be spin-offs of the original series, and the first picture, which will take place in the world of South Park, will be released before the end of 2021.

Russian journalists risk a dreaded designation for reporting on army hazing, space-agency corruption, and much more. Felony liability looms, as well.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu proposed building three to five cities in Siberia with a population of up to one million people and moving the capital of Russia there. He stated this at a meeting with the scientific community of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Novosibirsk.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has demanded clarifications due to insults against LGBT athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics, which were heard on talk shows on Channel One and Russia 1. According to the BBC, the IOC turned to its "broadcasting partner in Russia". The official partner of the IOC, which owns the rights to show the Olympics in Russia, is Telesport, writes RBC. The competitions are broadcast by Channel One, Russia 1 and Match TV.

Experts accused the company of refusing privacy, "to make it possible for 1984" Filip Baotic / Unsplash Apple plans to test the new technology in the United States for iOS and iPados operating systems, which allows you to detect images with sexual violence over children in iCloud and limit the spread of such materials. This was reported on the Apple website.

The Spanish football club Barcelona did not renew the contract with the Argentine striker Lionel Messi. This was reported on the club's website. In a statement, Barcelona said that the club and Messi were going to sign a new contract on August 5, but were unable to formalize the contract "due to economic and structural obstacles related to the rules of La Liga" (quoted by Sports.ru ) .

How civil society organizations became the Lukashenko regime’s latest target Dmitry Astakhov / POOL / TASS / Scanpix / LETA In late July, the Belarusian authorities shut down 50 nonprofit organizations simultaneously, targeting human rights activists, as well as environmental, educational, and cultural groups. Dozens of other organizations are facing liquidation, but their members continue working despite police raids and criminal cases.

St. Petersburg surfer Max Timukhin posted a video on Instagram with 73-year-old skateboarder Igor. He met him when he himself rode a skateboard along one of the streets of St. Petersburg. And Igor showed what he and his old skateboard are capable of. Judge for yourself: Video may be slow to load for users in Russia. Wait a little, it's worth it! Igor said that he has been riding a skateboard since 1981.

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. Mikhail Khodorkovsky built his own political, civil and media structures in Russia for several years. For what? And now they are all definitely closed? On the evening of August 4, Russia blocked the Open Media and MBH Media sites related to Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The next day of the publication, as well as the project “Human Rights Cards” announced the termination of work.

The Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation has banned telecom operators from installing foreign-made LTE base stations starting from 2023. This was announced by the head of the department Maksut Shadayev at a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with members of the government. In fact, from January 1, 2023, only Russian base stations can be installed on the communication networks of our operators.

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The Leninsky District Court of Saratov has arrested a 33-year-old police officer suspected of raping an 18-year-old local resident for two months. This was reported to Interfax by the arrested man's lawyer, Ilya Kurapov, who did not provide any other details. An unnamed source told the agency that a criminal case had been opened against the police officer under the article on rape. "According to the investigation, the police officer raped an 18-year-old girl in police station No. 4.

Ohhh, it's hot in Tokyo! The second week of the Olympics did not start well for the Russians - in the first three days there were only two gold medals. But on Thursday everything is finally back to normal! Wrestler Zaur Uguev takes gold in freestyle wrestling in the category up to 57 kilograms, Artur Naifonov takes bronze in the category up to 86 kilograms. And there will definitely be another medal tomorrow - Zaurbek Sidakov reaches the finals up to 74 kilograms.

CNN released a plot about the alleged camp for political prisoners, which was built 85 kilometers from Minsk. The camp is located in the village of Novokolosovo, the Minsk region of Belarus in the place where in Soviet times there was a arsenal of missile forces. The territory with an area of ​​81 hectares is surrounded by three rows of fences with barbed wire under voltage, chambers are installed around the perimeter, a sign “Forbidden border is hanging on the gate, the passage is prohibited”.

Their friend says that Ethan is tired of the cinema, and the first solo movie Joel is released in the fall Nicholas Hunt / Getty images Ethan and Joel Cohena Carter Beruell, a constant composer of the films of Itan and Joel Cohen, as well as their close friend - at the end of July told Score to the SCORE that the directorial duet, perhaps, would no longer make films together.